50 Cent offered Nurmagomedov to move from UFC to Bellator for $ 2 million. Abdel-Aziz called the proposed sum "rubbish." In response, the rapper called the manager of the Russian fighter "a fool in a cheap suit."

Earlier, uncle of Russian fighter Alex Nurmagomedov, in an interview with the Championship.com, said that Khabib plans to end his career as an MMA fighter after a fight with Tony Ferguson, which for various reasons several times. He also spoke of a possible rematch with Conor MacGregor. He noted that Nurmagomedov is not interested in McGregor, and he "would not fight with him for any money."

On October 6, Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his UFC lightweight champion title, beating Irishman Conor McGregor in the fourth round. After the end of the fight, Nurmagomedov attacked the participants of the opposing team, thus provoking a mass fight. Now he faces fines.